India's Paralympics 2024 Contingent Returns To A Hero's Welcome At Delhi Airport – WATCH

India achieved its best-ever performance at the Paralympics, finishing 18th in the points table with a total of 29 medals.

India's Paralympics 2024 contingent returns to the country.

Source : ANI

India's Paralympics 2024 contingent returned to a hero's welcome at Delhi Airport on Tuesday (September 10). The country achieved its best-ever performance at the Paralympics, finishing 18th in the points table with a total of 29 medals—7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze.

A total of 84 para athletes represented India in the games. India entered 2024 Paris Paralympics with the mission of winning at least 25 medals, and the event turned out to be the most successful Paralympics for the country to date.

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India stood at the 18th position in the points table, with a total of 29 medals - 7 golds, 9 silvers and 13 bronze. pic.twitter.com/ra7GZOLf48

— ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2024

The 2024 Paris Paralympics is officially India's most successful Paralympic Games ever, surpassing the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which were previously the country's best.

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At Tokyo 2020, India sent 54 athletes and won 19 medals—five gold, eight silver, and six bronze. India set a new benchmark at Paris by winning its 20th medal and ultimately secured 29 medals, including seven golds, breaking the Tokyo record of five golds. India's ranking improved from 24th in Tokyo to 19th in Paris, marking its highest position to date.

India's Medal Winners At Paris Paralympics 2024:

1. Avani Lekhara in Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) - Gold

2. Mona Agarwal in Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) - Bronze

3. Preethi Pal in Women's 100m T35 (Athletics) - Bronze

4. Manish Narwal in Men's 10m air pistol SH1 (Shooting) - Silver

5. Rubina Francis in Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting) - Bronze

6. Preethi Pal in Women's 200m T35 (Athletics) - Bronze

7. Nishad Kumar in Men's high jump T47 (Athletics) - Silver

8. Yogesh Kathuniya in Men's discus throw F56 (Athletics) - Silver

9. Nitesh Kumar in Men's singles SL3 (Badminton) - Gold

10. Thulasimathi Murugesan in Women's singles SU5 (Badminton) - Silver

11. Manisha Ramadass in Women's singles SU5 (Badminton) - Bronze

12. Suhas Yathiraj in Men's singles SL4 (Badminton) - Silver

13. Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi in Mixed team compound open (Archery) - Bronze

14. Sumit Antil in Men's Javelin throw F64 (Athletics) - Gold

15. Nithya Sre Sivan in Women's singles SH6 (Badminton) - Bronze

16. Deepthi Jeevanji in Women's 400m T20 (Athletics) - Bronze

17. Sundar Singh Gurjar in Men's Javelin F46 (Athletics) - Bronze

18. Ajeet Singh in Men's Javelin F46 (Athletics) - Silver

19. Mariyappan Thangavelu in Men's High Jump T63 (Athletics) - Bronze

20. Sharad Kumar in Men's High Jump T63 (Athletics) - Silver

21. Sachin Khilari in Men Shot Put F46 (Athletics) - Silver

22. Harvinder Singh in Men's individual Recurve (Archery) - Gold

23. Dharambir in Men's club throw 51 (Athletics) - Gold

24. Pranav Soorma in Men's club throw 51 (Athletics) - Silver

25. Kapil Parmar in Judo Men's - 60kg (Judo) - Bronze

26. Praveen Kumar T64 High Jump (Athletics) - Gold

27. Hokato Sema in Men's Shot Put F57 (Athletics) - Bronze

28. Simran Singh in Women's 200m T12 (Athletics) - Bronze

29. Navdeep Singh in Men's Javelin F41 (Athletics) - Gold